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What is an Executive Order?

On Wednesday, President Obama signed 23 executive orders that will address the issue of gun control in the United States in various ways, including measures to improve the federal background

By Lucas Eaves

/ January 18, 2013

Why the UN Arms Trade Treaty Should be Obama's Gun Control Legacy

Credit: UN The question of gun control has fiercely reentered the American dialogue and in 2013 the issue is set to incur an intense battle within Congress. If the issue

By Lucas Eaves

/ January 16, 2013

Why the UN Arms Trade Treaty Should be Obama's Gun Control Legacy

Assassination of Kurdish Militants Raises Tensions in Turkey

Credit: Thibault Camus The assassinations of Kurdish militants, including one of the founders of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, the PKK, last week in Paris is reviving the tensions around

By Lucas Eaves

/ January 14, 2013

Assassination of Kurdish Militants Raises Tensions in Turkey

Protests in Kuwait: the Invisible Arab Spring

Credit: http://www.presstv.ir The wind of revolt is blowing on the small monarchy of Kuwait as the Emir in power has been resisting the population's call

By Lucas Eaves

/ January 11, 2013

Protests in Kuwait: the Invisible Arab Spring

The True Cost of Immigration Policy Exceeds $18 Billion

Credit: http://www.peopleofcolororganize.com A report released on Monday by the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) revealed that immigration enforcement constitutes, by far, the biggest budget of all federal law

By Lucas Eaves

/ January 9, 2013

The True Cost of Immigration Policy Exceeds $18 Billion

2013 European Elections Will Determine Development of Crisis

Credit: http://www.leonardo.it/ In 2013, European elections will determine the development of the financial crisis there, which could in turn have a significant impact on the global economy&

By Lucas Eaves

/ January 6, 2013

2013 European Elections Will Determine Development of Crisis

Will the 113th Congress Be Popular? Don't Bet On It

Credit: Wikipedia If the 112th Congress will be remembered for being infamously the least effective Congress in over 60 years, particularly after the fiscal cliff debacle, the 113th Congress will

By Lucas Eaves

/ January 5, 2013

Will the 113th Congress Be Popular? Don't Bet On It

Learn More About the Women of the US Senate

During the 113th session, for the first time in the history of the Senate women will compose 20 percent of its Members. 1992 was named 'year of the woman&

By Lucas Eaves

/ January 3, 2013

Learn More About the Women of the US Senate

The Cold Rush and the Wild Wild North

Credit: http://blog.discoveryeducation.com/ With climate change leading to the acceleration of the melting of the ice cap, issues surrounding the Arctic are becoming increasingly important. The future of

By Lucas Eaves

/ January 1, 2013

Starbucks Says "Come Together" At Home, Avoids Taxes Abroad

Credit: Starbucks With only a couple of days left to reach an agreement on the fiscal cliff, many Americans are inviting politicians in D.C. to put their differences aside

By Lucas Eaves

/ December 28, 2012

Starbucks Says "Come Together" At Home, Avoids Taxes Abroad

2012 Foreign Policy Stories That You Have Not Heard About

Joshua Keating, journalist at Foreign Policy, recently published a series of articles on the stories that have been ignored by the media in 2012. These things will likely have influence

By Lucas Eaves

/ December 26, 2012

2012 Foreign Policy Stories That You Have Not Heard About

7 Foreign Policy Events That Will Shape 2013

Credit:http://www.sonofthesouth.net 2012 was a powerful whirlwind in foreign policy. Some of the major foreign policy events of 2012 will continue to shape geopolitical relations around the

By Lucas Eaves

/ December 25, 2012

7 Foreign Policy Events That Will Shape 2013